Everyone on both sides died for lies propagated by rich people who couldn't stand the thought of their slice of cake being any smaller than its biggest possible size, just like pretty much every war ever.
The Confederate Soldier and the Union Soldier had far more in common with each other than with their 'side's' leaders. Everyone should have turned around, shot the fat bastards in leather armchairs, and gone the fuck home.
And allow slavery to continue?
